Clifton High to Attend District 16 A Literary Meet
Clifton High School students will compete in the Interscholastic League District 16 A Literary Meet at Baylor University in Waco on Wednesday April 4. Participants include Charles Larson Jeff Cox Vicki Vickrey Glenn Reesing George Larson Dale Sinclair Stephen Rester Sherian Conway Nell Conway Cindy Harris Charlotte Miles Janice Willenberg Jerry Golden Miriam Thompson Brenda Eggen Darlene Shipp Maurine Alland Carol Ann Dennis Jeff Cox Alton Muhthouse Sherian Conway Stephen Bester and others in events such as Extemporaneous Speech Persuasive Speaking Poetry Interpretation Prose Reading Ready Writing Spelling Typing Shorthand and more. Clifton also placed second in the one act play The Wonder Hat at Midway Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton High School
Midway High School
Georgeanne Calvert
Dale Sinclair
Zeda Anne Jameson
J. W. Thiele
Glenn Reesing
Mary Nell Hoel
Tommy Turner
Baylor University
Waco
Charles Larson
Jeff Cox
Vicki Vickrey
George Larson
Stephen Rester
Sherian Conway
Charles Rummel
Nell Conway
Cindy Harris
Charlotte Miles
Janice Willenberg
Jerry Golden
Karen Schramm
Alton Muhthouse
Stephen Bester
Clifton
Hillsboro
Hillsboro High School
Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce
Hubbard
West
Whitney
Blooming Grove
Teague
Lancaster
Ennis
Marlin
Clifton High
Charles
Neil Conway
Maurine Alland
Carol Ann Dennis
Local Birth Announcements Include Five Newborns in 1962
Mrs. Oscar Lee Stapp and spouse report daughter Donna Lee born March 21 in Clifton hospital weighing 6 pounds. Frank Randall born to Frank Espinoza and wife March 24 in Clifton hospital weighing 7 pounds 12 ounces. Ricky Don Seay born March 27 in Clifton hospital weighing 8 pounds 4 ounces. Jeffrey Craig Balter born March 27 in San Marcos weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces. James Edgar Keeling born March 21 in Hillcrest Hospital Waco weighing 8 pounds 1 ounce. George Robert Jackson born March 25 in Midland weighing 8 pounds 11 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Lee Stapp
Route 1
Meridian
Donna Lee
Clifton Hospital
Frank Randall
Frank Espinoza
Box
Jerry M. Seay
Morgan
William T. Thompson
Clifton
Edgar R. Keeling Jr
Waco
James Edgar
Hillcrest Hospital
Lee
E. R. Keeling
Lee Glasgow
Bobby Jackson
Ward
Midland
George Robert
City
Jamie
Julie
G. E. Jackson
Students Attend Speech Festival at Hillsboro
Clifton High School students joined about 300 contestants from multiple towns at the third annual Invitation Speech Festival sponsored by Hillsboro High School. Readouts show Clifton placers in preliminaries earning finals spots across events such as Prose Reading Persuasive Speaking Poetry Reading Dramatic Reading Extemporaneous Speaking and Typing with awards ranging from first to fourth place.
Laguna Park Man Killed in Dallas County Car Crash
David Holston Roddy aged 42 of Laguna Park died in a single vehicle crash in south Dallas County early Wednesday. He owned the Sinclair Service Station at Beachland gate. Deputies said the wreck occurred on a stretch of Highway 77 near Belt Line Road not yet a public highway. His overturned car was found about 6:20 AM with him pinned under the door. he died at Methodist Hospital in Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Holston Roddy
Laguna Park
Dallas
Roddy
Sinclair
Beachland
Belt Line Road
Methodist Hospital
Lions Club Posts Awards For Safe Driving At Clifton
At the Clifton Lions Club meeting on March 27 Postmaster A L Bronstad presented Post Office Department safe driving awards to Ben Trotter for five years and Oris E Pierson for 19 years on a 71.9 mile daily rural route. Joseph O Nelson was absent on sick leave after 31 years of service on a 70 mile daily rural route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Lions Club
A. L. Bronstad
Ben Trotter
Clifton
Oris E. Pierson
Joseph O. Nelson
Lion Pierson
Texas Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
West Virginia
United States
Post Office Department
Pierson
Texas
Clifton Post Office
Lions
W. T. Holder
W. F. Key Jr
Kent Appleby
Gerald Lormrude
Ervin Grelle
J. A. Hyles
J. E. Morton
Paul Elton
E. B. Harris
R. H. Rogstad
T. H. Ralph
W. B. Oswald
E. A. Priddy
J. D. Fenn
E. M. Dawson
J. M. Jorge
Reverend Schwecke to Speak at Zion United Church
Reverend Schwecke of Riesel will be guest speaker at the mid week Lenten Service at Zion United Church of Christ in Womack. The Eden Theological Seminary graduate will discuss "The Man from Nazareth as the Crowds Saw Him" at 7 30 p m on Wednesday night April 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Schwecke
Riesel
Zion United Church of Christ
Womack
Schwecke
Eden Theological Seminary
Nazareth
Grand Jurors Drawn For April Court Term
The 52nd Judicial District Court of Bosque County announces the grand jurors for the April term starting April 2. Jurors include Ottis Tyler E W Wallace W T Thompson Orlette Watson E V Stevens L B Polk A A Wirz C H Holt Jack T Roland Frank Kirkpatrick J T Lomax Edwin S Nichols B E Roberson I B Chapman A E Ficklin Hubert Nutt Jr with commissioners J L Standefer Jr Nancy H Burch and Henry T Bass. They must appear at Meridian Court House at 9:00 A M Monday prior to District Judge Truman E Roberts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
52Nd Judicial District Court
Bosque County
Vada G. Hanson
Ottis Tyler
E. W. Wallace
W. T. Thompson
Orlette Watson
E. V. Stevens
L. B. Polk
Clifton
A. A. Wirz
Koppers
C. H. Holt
Jack T. Roland
Morgan
Frank Kirkpatrick
J. T. Lomax
Meridian
Edwin S. Nichols
B. E. Roberson
I. B. Chapman
A. E. Ficklin
Hubert Nutt Jr
Valley Mills
J. L. Standefer Jr
Nancy H. Burch
Henry T. Bass
Truman E. Roberts
Clifton Band Parents Order 55 Caps and Plumes
The Clifton Band Parents Association approved a 55 cap and plume order for Clifton High School Marching Band at 867.90. Oswald Uniform Company representative Bryan Mathews explained cap and plume costs and discounts while T. J. Wiggins presided. Cap features include a plastic body and green glitter accents with sizes from small to large. Caps to be used in the 1962-63 school year after review by Bill Brown and association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Band Parents’ Association
Clifton High School
T. J. Wiggins
Association
Bryan Mathews
Denton
Oswald Uniform Company
Staten Island
New York
Clifton High Band
Mathews
CHS
Bill Brown
Mrs. Bun Raley to Speak at Clifton Civic Meeting
Mrs. Bun Raley public school library supervisor from Waco will address the Clifton Civic Improvement Society at 3:00 PM on Wednesday April 4 in City Hall dining room. Her topic is Library Emphasis. Hostesses are Mesdames Amundson Ashcraft and Boleman. Members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bun Raley
Waco
Clifton Civic Improvement Society
City Hall
Clifton Relatives Attend Walsleben Birthday Dinner in Ireland
Family members from Clifton joined Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Walsleben and their daughter Sylvia Jo in Ireland for a birthday dinner held at the home. The celebration was moved to before Monday to fit more relatives. Attendees included Joseph Conrad and family, Edwin P. Conrad and children, Elder Conrad and daughter, Chester McDougal, and Gus Walsleben with son Gary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Ireland
R. O. Walsleben
Sylvia Jo
Mr. Walsleben
Joseph Conrad
Ronald
Betty Gail
Edwin P. Conrad
Jimmy
Janie
Elder Conrad
Linda
Chester McDougal
Gus Walsleben
Gary
Longtime Clifton Businessman Ole C Surley Dies at 79
Ole C Surley, a prominent Clifton entrepreneur active in the steam engine and Allis-Chalmers trades, died after a long illness at Memorial Hall Sunset Home. He lived at 214 North Avenue R, Clifton, and was 79 years old. He and his wife Thyra Knudson raised two sons in Clifton and he operated Farmers Equipment Company until retirement in 1952. His faith and church work at Trinity Lutheran were noted along with deacon and secretary roles. He leaves a widow, two sons, three grandchildren, and two stepchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole C. Surley
Clifton
Memorial Hall
Clifton Lutheran Sunset
Mr Surley
North Avenue R
Surrey
Sunset Home
Mr. Surrey
Carl
Martha Surley
Nord Odalen
Norway
United States
Norway Mills
Tingstad
Bosque County
Mr. Surley
J. K. Rystad
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Norse
Surley
Whitney’s
Crawford
Farr
Cordelia Billman
C. L. Billman
Carl Louis
Alvin Milton
Clifton College
Clifton College Academy
Advance-Rumely Company
Allis-Chalmers
McLennan County
Texas
White Deer
Advance-Rumely
Waco
Gates
Trinity Lutheran Church
C. Louis Surley
Alvin M. Surley
Mansfield
Frederick
Nancy Surley
Knute Knudson
el Paso
Douglas Smith
Irene
Wilson’s Building Takes Shape In New Addition
Steel work on the Wilson Building Material Co. addition, built by Stanford Engineering Co. and Delta Steel Co. of Waco, progresses rapidly. Sides are up and completion is near in a week, with plans to install blower pipes for sawdust removal and move existing machinery as new equipment arrives. Mrs. Jack Wilson, president, has no fixed move date and aims to avoid stopping current operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Wilson Building Material Co., Inc
Stanford Engineering Co
Delta Steel Company
Waco
Jack Wilson
Clifton Lines Up Summer Baseball For Local Boys
Clifton and nearby towns form Texas Teenage League divisions for ages 8 to 15. Junior division includes Clifton Hamilton Meridian and Valley Mills with seven inning games starting at 8 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays. Freshmen division plays Tuesdays and Fridays, six inning games, while Peewees also Tue and Fri with four innings. Officers named and teams set, practice start date not announced, league play to begin in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peewees
Clifton
Hamilton
Meridian
Valley Mills
Crawfills Gap
Turnersville
Koppers
Iredell
Central Texas Lumber Company
Texas Teenage Baseball, Inc
Harold
Bud) Freeman
Ted Hix
Alton Wilson
Bill Carpenter
J. R. Cowen
Cotton Dorman
Norman Thompson
Bob Jenkins
Texas Teenage League
Howard Johnson
Sherrill Anderson
Peewee
Blum
Walnut Springs
Jodie Seljos
Louis Outlaw
Jean Pierson
Alton Heier
Marvin Behnke
W. D. Huffman
Doyle Hulme
Sheep and Goat Field Day Set for Edwin Bekkelund Farm
The Bosque County Sheep and Goat Committee sponsors a field day on Wednesday April 4 1962 at Edwin Bekkelund farm one mile south of the Farm Road 215 182 junction. Activities include a sheep selection demonstration by James A Gray range management talk by Bobby J Ragsdale and a price outlook and program results discussion by Sidney L Jenkins plus a parasite control session. The program runs 930 AM to 330 PM with a noon mutton barbecue and invites all county sheep and goat producers to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheep
Bosque County Program Building Committee
Edwin Bekkelund
Bekkelund Place
James A. Gray
San Angelo
Bobby J. Ragsdale
College Station
Sidney L. Jenkins
Stephenville
Gray
Edwin Bekkelund Place
Local Personal News From Clifton Area
Cortez Smith of Route 2 Valley Mills is a Clifton hospital patient admitted March 26. Mary Sager began treatment March 25 at the local hospital. The Bonds family visited Russell Wilbanks III born February 19 near Van Horn. Sophie A. Nelson entered Clifton hospital March 27. Donnie Pangburn of Willis reports better health and plans to attend the Central Texas Fair. He visited J N Fallis near-Iredell where both are in good health. The Pangburns also saw fair worker John Jockhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cortez Smith
Route 2
Valley Mills
Clifton Hospital
M. V. Bonds
Russell D. Wilbanks
van Horn
Russell Dehn Wilbanks III
Sophie A. Nelson
Crawfills Gap
Lorena
Donnie Pangburn
Willis
Clifton
Pangburn
Pangburns
J. N. Fallis
Iredell
Fallis
Cayote Homecoming Set At Cayote Methodist Church
Cayote Methodist Church schedules the annual Cayote Homecoming for Sunday June 10. Services start at 9 30 AM with Sunday School afterward. A lunch will be shared and an afternoon program of singing visiting and photos will follow. Attendees include relatives friends and visitors from Clifton Waco and Jacksonville with noted hospital patient Mrs Schulze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cayote
Mrs Ole C Surley Hospitalized Since March Twenty Fourth
Mrs Ole C Surley has been in the local hospital since March 24 undergoing treatment for a heart condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Sager
Ole C. Surley
Clifton cattle market reports steady demand and high prices
Prices from Clifton Thursday show eggs at 26c a dozen for large, 23c for medium and B large, cream 40c per pound, oats 70c a bushel, milling wheat 1.80, spring wheat 1.50, corn 1.25 a bushel shelled, cattle about 650 head offered with slaughter steers 23 to 25.80, calves 23 to 25.50, cows 14.50 to 16, bulls 18 to 18.80, stockers 24 to 26, hog tops 16 to 16.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliftom
Clifton
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Miriam Thompson
Brenda Eggen
Darlene Shipp
Connie Forson
Lions Club
Reverend Schwecke
Band Association
Edwin Bekkelund Farm
By Floyd M. Key
Robert Ann
L. E. Curlee
W. B. Collins
Jacksonville
Charles Schulze
Schulze
Mr. Schulze
Anz
Curlee
Collins
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